Photo submitted by: Kalen Johnson Since its grand opening in early August, Great Plates has been spreading Miami-style flavor all over Tallahassee. What used to be a delivery service now has a home at 1313 Jackson Bluff Road. “Our establishment is the highlight of Jackson Bluff Road,” said restaurant […]
Author: Kalen L. Johnson | Staff Reporter
Career and Internship Expo is next week
Florida A&M University will host its bi-annual Career and Internship Expo Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the Al Lawson Center. At the peak of recruitment season, it is essential for students to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Career Center. The career fair will include more than 140 employers […]
Fresh 4 Less a new option for groceries
Fresh 4 Less entrance Brielle Crooms | The FAMUAN Fresh 4 Less is the newest addition to the grocery options in town. The grand opening weekend for the discount grocery store was Sept. 8-9, where they made their first sales at the crack of dawn on Saturday, Sept. 8. After […]
H.E.R.O. a must-join for pre-med students
Jamoni Arnold | The FAMUAN Florida A&M University has a vast array of student organizations, each dedicated to enriching student life and the greater Tallahassee community. There is one organization that has garnered acclaim from many pre-medical students on the campus of FAMU. FAMU’s H.E.R.O is a non-profit organization for […]
Nicki Minaj and Cardi B go at it. The debate goes deep in the Black community
Rapper Cardi B, performing “Bodak Yellow” at Play Bar in Tallahassee, October 2017. Nadia Felder | The Famuan The very public New York Fashion Week feud between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj has been the topic of discussion everywhere, especially in the Black community where the topic got deep. Last […]
Lack of discipline is the reason for FSU slow start
With three games underneath his belt, all the hype that came with head coach Willie Taggart seems to have gone downhill quickly after a slow start to the season. “Our fans have every right to have high expectations for our program and I can assure you that no one has […]
Local artists, entrepreneurs in spotlight at Fuzzy Pineapple festival
The Fuzzy Pineapple Fest 2018 Angel Miller | Staff Reporter The Fuzzy Pineapple Arts & Crafts Festival is designed to showcase young entrepreneurs whose impressive artistic skills may not be well known to the general public. The annual festival, now four years old, was held Saturday on Paul Russell Road. […]
Midterm elections, young people and awareness
The 2018 general election is just six weeks away, and everybody has his or her eyes set on the young generation for a vote. As of 2016, an estimated 62 million millennials (adults ages 20 to 35 in 2016) were voting-age U.S. citizens, coming close in number to the 70 […]
Athlete by day, student activist by night
Rachel Harden didn’t believe she had any athletic abilities until she held a tennis racket at age 7. “My dad is a tennis coach back home in Augusta, Georgia, so I have been around tennis my whole life.” said Harden “I started getting good at age 8 or 9 so […]
FAMU Connection starts recruitment tour
FAMU Connection set at Charles Winter Wood Theatre Portia Akins | The Famuan FAMU Connection held its final dress rehearsal Thursday in the Charles Winter Wood Theatre. The audience was informed about several facts ranging from Florida A&M being founded on Oct. 3, 1887 as the State Normal College for […]